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Who, When, What, Where: Harvest

Harvest: the season we hate to love.

The Resume

When headhunting, we look to a resume to describe a person’s experiences and qualifications. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could do the same for everything we purchase and consume?

Balance in Wine

One word that gets thrown around during a wine tasting is the word “balanced.” What exactly creates balance in wine?

Yeast, Lees, and Sur Lie Aging

If you can make bread, you can make wine! Just like bread, or our famous pizza dough, wine goes through a fermentation under the presence of yeast. Learn the important role that these little machines play in winemaking during this week’s Sipping on Science.

Corked

Corked Wine – What really is it and why does it occur?

Volatile Acidity

Volatile acidity is a measurement that frightens all winemakers, a spoilage measurement so powerful that it is legally regulated. Warning: this week’s Sipping on Science is for the true wine nerds.

Why we can’t blame sulfur anymore.

I get headaches every time I drink red wine – must be the sulfur, right?

Find out why sulfur is not the culprit and how we use sulfur in winemaking on this week’s Sipping on Science.

Does My Wine Have Sugar?

Sugar: every dieter’s nightmare. Sugar is naturally found in all carbohydrates, but what about wine? What sugars exist? How much? And how do we know for sure?

Find everything you need to know about sugar in wine in this week’s Sipping on Science.

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